Of course, I have to talk about the fight scenes. But the La Motta character that was created through Raging Bullis a very extraordinary and complicated character that is played to a tee by De Niro. He’s supposed to be a man, right? Is this whole complicated mess what the real La Motta experienced? Maybe only to a certain extent. He unacceptably still acts like an animal outside of the ring, but what else is he supposed to do? He cannot articulate his feelings. As mentioned before, and as Scorsese shows in a kind of visual, violent poetry, La Motta is an animal. However, it is hard not to feel this weird sympathy for him. No one else could have played the complicated La Motta any better than De Niro. And of course, there is the infamous weight transformation that De Niro insisted on doing to absolutely disappear into the sad, washed-up La Motta that bookend the film so beautifully. He’s got the walk, the accent, and the sharp look of a predator about to make its kill. The role won him an Oscar, and there is no doubt he deserved nothing less than that. La Motta wants to believe he is not an animal, but he is his own worst enemy. He causes tensions and explosive scenes with his family, all of whom ending up leaving him in one way or another. La Motta’s jealousy, rage, and paranoia consume his life. But all of the things that make him successful in the ring are the things that destroy his life outside of the ring. To him, boxing is the definition of being a man. A complete animal in the ring, but sadly…also a complete animal outside of the ring. "new 4K restoration by The Criterion Collection is the definitive copy that everyone should own!"īased on the boxer’s real life, Raging Bull is all about middle-weight champion Jake La Motta.
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